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26.04.2019 | Original Article

Imagery Rescripting of Aversive Autobiographical Memories: Effects on Memory Distress, Emotions, and Feelings of Mastery

verfasst von: Miriam Strohm, Marena Siegesleitner, Anna E. Kunze, Thomas Ehring, Charlotte E. Wittekind

Erschienen in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Ausgabe 6/2019

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Abstract

Imagery rescripting (ImRs) has been shown to be a promising intervention for aversive emotional memories, but research on underlying mechanisms is only in its beginnings. Previous analogue studies on ImRs were mainly based on the trauma film paradigm, but the personal relevance of film-induced memories is limited. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of ImRs on personally relevant autobiographical memories. Sixty-five participants who had experienced a distressing life-event were randomly assigned to ImRs or no-intervention control (NIC). ImRs led to less intrusive memories than NIC during the 1-week follow-up period, but was not superior in reducing overall event-related stress symptoms. When retrieving the memory after 1 week, ImRs participants reported greater reductions in sadness and distress, and higher feelings of mastery. Findings underline the potential of the paradigm used in this study to test memory processes involved in ImRs. Limitations and modifications of the paradigm are discussed.

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One of these participants withdrew their consent for the study and therefore no data is available. When including the remaining two participants in analyses of Session 1 (manipulation check and exploratory analyses) results remained unchanged.

As this is (to the best of our knowledge) the first controlled study investigating longer-term effects of ImRs on distressing autobiographical memories in a non-clinical sample, the assumed effect sizes could not be based on previously reported findings. We conservatively adjusted large effect sizes from clinical ImRs-studies (Morina et al. 2017) to small to medium effect sizes for our study.

Results of exploratory analyses on the other five emotions revealed that ImRs was superior to NIC in decreasing anger and guilt. Both conditions equally reduced shame. No changes were observed for disgust and anxiety. Detailed results are provided in Table A.2 and A.3 in the Supplementary Material.

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Titel: Imagery Rescripting of Aversive Autobiographical Memories: Effects on Memory Distress, Emotions, and Feelings of Mastery
verfasst von: Miriam Strohm
Marena Siegesleitner
Anna E. Kunze
Thomas Ehring
Charlotte E. Wittekind
Publikationsdatum: 26.04.2019
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Cognitive Therapy and Research / Ausgabe 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-019-10021-2

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